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P. T5. KING.

APPARATUS FOR DISTPLLING.

Patented Oct. 13, 1885.

N. FEYERS. Phcthogrupher. Washinginn. D4 C.

UNITED l STATESl PATENT OFFICE. e'

FRANK fr. KING, OF BROOKLYN, NRW YORK.

APPARATUS FOR DVISTILLI NG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 328,316, dated October13, 1885. Application filed April 30, l'B. Serial No. 164,019. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, FRANK T. KING, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Distilling Apparatus, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to an apparatus for distilling or treating wateror other bodies, and by its use atmospheric air, gas, or othersubstances may be injected into or mixed with the substance undertreatment throughout the duration of the process.

The apparatus is illustrated in the accompanyng' drawings, in whichFigure l is a side elevation, partly in section. Fig. 2 shows al sideview of a modification, partly'in section.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

In the drawings, the letter A designates areceiver or boiler. Water orother fluid may be introduced into the chamber B of said receiver Y orboiler throughthe tubeor conduit a leading from the reservoir N. Thisreservoir N may be kept filled by opening the stop-cock q of thesupply-pipe l?. The contents of the reservoir N may have theirtemperature more or less elevated by any suitable supply of heatas, forexample, by opening the stop-cocks h m j-whereby steam may be admittedfrom the steam-supply pipe b through the conduit e to the coil f in thereservoir N. The spent steam or water can be allowed to pass off throughthe pipe g.

The receiver or boiler is divided into a series of chambers, B C D, andis provided with a head, E.

The water or iluid from the reservoir N', upon the opening of thestop-cock Z, flows through the conduit a into the chamber B, and can bethere heated by any suitable means-as, for eX-\ ample, by steam from thesupply-pipe b iiow-i ing through the coil c in the chamber B. The spentsteam or water from the coil c can be made to pass off through thestop-cock 'a' and pipe d.

The height of the iluid in the chamber B can be seen by an indicator orHuid-glass, w.

The chambers B C D are separated from one another by partitions orldiaphragms having openings,which openings are formed by tubes u:phragms. A

projecting a short distance above the diashort distance above the uppermouth of each tube u is a plate or hood, t, which hood is supported onarms or in any suitable manner.

The vapor rising from the chamber B rises through the tube u and strikesagainst the plate or hood t, whereby any impurity or sediment which mayhave been carried up by the ascending vapor is precipitated onto thediaphragm, while the vapor passes on up through the chamber C andthrough a second tube, u, and under a second hood, t, and so on throughany desired number of chambers, until the vapor enters the head E. Theresult of this successive passage through the tubes uand under the hoodstis that the vapor enters the head E perfectly, pure and free from allsediment or foreign matter.

Each diaphragm has a tube or conduit, o, the upper mouth of which is ashort distance above the diaphragm, but below the level of the uppermouth of the tube u. Through these tubes o fluid, together withimpurities which may have collected, ow from the upper chambers into thelower chamber, B. l

If it is desired to completely empty the chambers G and D and the headE, the stopcocks a are opened, when all uid will pass off through thetubes y w. be emptied by opening the stop-cock o.v

The reservoir N can be emptied through the pipe or conduit p by openingthe stop-cock la. From the head E the vapors pass into tubes or conduitsF G, in which they are condensed. The tube or conduit T may be ofconsiderable length, as shown in Fig. l, and, if desired, may be bentback and forth, as shown in Fig. 2, so that the contents of the tube Fare considerably cooled before entering the tube G. The tube G rests inwater or other cooling-liquid in the tank H, and in Fig. 1 said tube Gis coiled or bent into a worm shape. In Fig. 1 the cooling-liquidcan bemade to enter the tank H through the pipe I, and to ilow oii' throughthe pipe I. In the modification shown in Fig. 2 the tube G passesthrough jackets H H,which surround said tube G. The coolingliquid can bemade to enter through the pipe Iinto the lower jacket H, thencethroughpipe .I into the upper jacket H, and out through the pipe I.

In owing through the tubes F G the vapors The chamber B can IOO arecooled and condensed, and can be led from the tube G into a suitablereceiver, M-as, for example, into a bottle. L is a funnel for leadingthe liquid into the receiver M.

The letter Z indicates an injection-tube communicating with the interiorof the condensing-tubes F G. This injection-tube can be used tointroduce into the condensing-tubes any substance or substances which itis desired to mingle with or to have act upon the contents ofthecondensing-tubes-as, for example, atmospheric air or carbonio acid.

My device will be found very useful, for example, in the purification ofwater. Water which is used for drinking purposes is sometimesdistilled,so as to free it from impurities. An objection to distilledwater for drinking purposes is that distilled water is insipid. Thisobjection has been removed by causing the wa- -ter to fall through acolumn of air or by agitating the-,water in the presence of air. By mydevice the water can be distilled and mingled with air so as :to beagreeable for drinking as soon as it issues from the apparatus.

An apparatus for injecting air is illustrated inFig. l, whereQ is aninjector. This injector consistsof a tube or conduit, through whichwater can be made to iiowon opening the stop-cockvfn. The lower part ofthis tube endsA ,in aa kcontracted opening, through which thewaterissues with considerable velocity, causing 'air to enter throughthe opening R. The air and water then flow through the tubeS into thereceiver T, from which the .water flows off through the opening U,whilethe air is forced through theftu'be V. The air is then puried, which canbe accomplished by an arrangement such as shown in Fig. 1, where W XYare receivers or Woulfe bottles. The air entering the bottle .W,moisture that is carried along through ,the tube V will be precipitatedin said bottles W,while.the air passes on through the tube n into thebottle X. This bottle X contains a purifyingliquidas, for example,sulphuric acid-by which the air is purified and dried. From the bottle Xthe air passes through the ltube s into the bottle Y, whereanyfsulphuric acid and moisture that have tube Z into thecondensing-tubes been carried through the tube s are precipitated. Theletters r r indicate safety-tubes. From the bottle Y the air iiowsthrough the F G, where it mingles with the contents of said tube-as, forexample, distilled water in said tubes. From lthe condensing-tube G thewater need not ilow directly through the funnel Linto the bottle orreceiver M; Vbut such water may be agitated or caused to-pursue anirregular course in the presence of air. A simple manner of agitation isproduced by attaching or suspending a cup or dish or a plate close belowthe exit-opening of the tube G, when the water flowing from said tube Gwill strike against or ll said cup, dish, or plate, and upon overiiowingor running off the water will run from the plate, cup, .or dish throughthe funnel L into the receiver M. The result of this distillation andmingling with air is that the water as it enters the receiver M is notonly perfectly pure, but it also has a sweet and agreeable taste, and isimmediately lit ,for drinking.

The funnel L should be covered with a lid or cover,-0, of cloth orsuitable material, through which cover the end of the tube Gpasses. Thislid or cover O prevents dust and foreign matter from falling into thefunnel L.

Of course in place of atmospheric air carbonio acid, or a mixture ofcarbonio acid and atmospheric air or Aoxygen or other gas or othersubstance or substances, as desired, may be forced through the conduitor tube Z. The apparatus mayalso be used for distilling other bodieslbesides water, if desired.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination, with a boiler, A, of a condenser, an air or gasinjector, and an apparatus, substantially as described, for purifyingthe air or gas, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal in thepresenceof two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK T. KING. [L s] Witnesses:

W. HAUFF, E. F. KAs'rENHUBER.

